Kewu Surname

573,706th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kewu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kewu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2971:182,41719,977
Taiwan1121:209,3281,792
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Singapore131:423,66918,211
China61:227,886,92811,701
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kewu (261) may also be a first name.

Kewu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kewu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kewu occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kewu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 573,706th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 13,274,218 people. The surname Kewu is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Kewu reside; 54 percent reside in Southern Africa and 54 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 550,922nd most frequently held first name globally, held by 261 people.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 297 people, or 1 in 182,417. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 57 percent live, Gauteng, where 17 percent live and Western Cape, where 16 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 percent live.

Kewu Last Name Statistics demography

Kewu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.67% less than the national average, earning R 176,628 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kewui89631/
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Kewou89174/
Kiewu897/
Keiwu896/
Hkewu895/
Kewus892/
Kaewu892/
Keweu892/
Kewuu891/
Keawu891/
Kewuh891/
Kewau891/
Kgewu891/
Kewuy891/
Keawou8014/
Kiewhu806/
Kaewau804/
Keuwou804/
Kewout802/
Kaewui801/
Kaewou801/
Kiewui801/
Keiwuh801/
Keuweu801/
Kawu7530,613/
Kowu751,557/
Kevu75346/
Kiwu75278/
Kywu752/
Khewaut731/
Keawehu731/
Kewaust730/
Kawau671,029/
Koiwu67574/
Kevau67560/
Kiveu67363/
Kevou67126/
Chewu67104/
Kaveu67103/
Kawuj6797/
Kaiwu6790/
Kevui6784/
Kaweu6764/
Kawuy6738/
Kiwau6737/
Kawui6730/
Kowuh6726/
Kawhu6719/
Kaevu6719/
Khawu6714/
Quewu6713/
Kiswu6710/
Kaawu679/
Kewutowa678/
Kehbu677/
Kawuh677/
Koveu676/
Kiowu675/
Kiwou674/
Kowau674/
Kowui672/
Kaywu671/
Hkowu671/
Kkawu671/
Ckawu671/
Kawwu671/
Keebu671/
Gcewu671/
Kahwu671/
Keveu671/
Keevu671/
Keivu671/
Kiwuu671/
Kiweu671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kewu
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